Accidental Surrogate

Chapter 313: Sister Support 

Ella

“Ella!” I hear my sister’s voice cry the same moment I hear the front door to the house open. I stand quickly from my seat in Sinclair’s office, Rafe awake and peaceful in my arms, and move to the open doorway.

“Cora!” I call. I see her spin away from the living room where she was looking for me and jog down the hall towards me, Roger closing the house’s main door behind him as he enters as well. Cora takes my shoulders in her hands as soon as she gets close.

–

“Are you

– are you all right?” she gasps, looking me over, and then looking down towards the baby. I can see a little relief come into her face the moment she sees us both before her, intact and safe.

“We’re okay,” I say, giving her a little smile. “For right now, we’re okay. Thank you for coming so late at night.”

My sister snaps her eyes up at me, frowning a little.

“What?” I ask.

“I just…” she says, confused, glancing back at Roger, “I didn’t expect you to be so calm.”

“Well, it happened like, eleven hours ago,” I say, raising my eyebrows at her. “We’ve had some time to process and plan

–

towards us. “The way this one was pounding on my door, flying around like

frustrated expression matching Cora’s. “It wasn’t exactly peaceful heading into your apartment, which

then turning back to me. Roger opens his mouth to retort but I reach out and give him a little shove and turn to my sister. Clearly in a mood, Roger just shakes his head and goes into the

the investigators.

you text me earlier if this happened hours ago? There wasn’t anything on my phone when I woke up from my nap at 9 –

say, hesitating and looping my arm with Cora’s at

I’m about to say is going to piss her off. “Sinclair brought in his team of investigators – the ones who were working on the question of the switched

war – and they wanted to…clear you. Before

me?” Cora asks,

pulling into a grimace. “As a…suspect.”

out through the house. Rafe flinches and

we baby, bobbing him in my arms. “Obviously Sinclair and I don’t suspect you! But his team needs to be thorough, and you were the last one who we know had the sample! It makes sense, from an investigative

I was a suspect! After everything!” Cora

it was more like

covers it, taking a minute to breathe in deeply and then exhale. Then, slowly, she pulls her hands

I would never hurt you, Ella,” Cora says, her voice as pleading

shaking my head at her, my eyes wide with apology. “You know that I know you

Cora,” Sinclair says, peeking out from the office. “Forgive my investigators – they were just following process

see that she understands. “Okay,” she says, nodding. “I get it.

day,” Sinclair says, his hands in his pockets as he slowly walks over to us. “You have more knowledge of it than the rest of us – you were there. We’d like to see if you remember anything from that afternoon

“Of course – I’ll tell you everything. But don’t your investigators have the notes?” Cora asks, confused,

say, my voice wheedling as I passes the baby to Sinclair and take both of Cora’s hands. The baby calms almost instantly in Sinclair’s arms. “How do you feel about…trying a little

serious? Ether?”

do hypnosis?”

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